Yves Guéna

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Yves Guéna
President of the Constitutional Council
In office
1 March 2000 – 9 August 2004
Appointed byJacques Chirac
Preceded byRoland Dumas
Succeeded byPierre Mazeaud
Mayor of Périgueux
In office
26 March 1971 – 20 January 1997
Preceded byLucien Barrière
Succeeded byXavier Darcos
Minister of Information
In office
31 May 1968 – 12 July 1968
PresidentCharles de Gaulle
Prime MinisterGeorges Pompidou
Preceded byGeorges Gorse
Succeeded byJoël Le Theule
Personal details
Born
Yves René Henri Guéna

(1922-07-06)6 July 1922
Brest, France
Died3 March 2016(2016-03-03) (aged 93)
16th arrondissement of Paris, France
Political partyUDR
Alma materÉNA

Yves Guéna (French pronunciation:

Free French Forces in the United Kingdom
. He received several decorations for his courage.

Political life

He belonged to various right wing parties:

(1978–1997).

He occupied several posts as minister. In 1968, he was

senator
between 1989 and 1997.

In 2000, Guéna was named president of the

Arab World Institute
until 2007.

References

  1. St. Petersburg Independent
    . 12 June 1968. pp. 12–A. Retrieved 18 September 2020.